base runner

noun

: a baseball player of the team at bat who is on base or is attempting to reach a base
baserunning noun

Examples of base runner in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Oxford Academy had three base runners in the bottom of the first but did not score. Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 17 May 2024 Irvin gave up a single to De La Cruz in the first and didn’t allow another base runner until the Reds superstar doubled in the seventh. Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 4 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for base runner 

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Word History

First Known Use

1866, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of base runner was in 1866

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“Base runner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20runner. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.

Kids Definition

base runner

noun
: a baseball player of the team at bat who is on base or is trying to reach a base
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